My mom was telling me the other day about the sermon the minister at their church gave on Sunday. He mentioned that he had started spending time each day thinking about what he is thankful for and recording that appreciation. He also mentioned sending notes of thanks to individuals.
I turned 30 today. And I think I have decided that the theme for my thirty-first year is to be thankful. I have found that I far too often take my good fortune for granted. I get hung up on the little petty things in life and forget the big picture and what is really important.
Today, I am thankful to be embracing 30. I admit to being somewhat uneasy about the end of my 20s and the start of my 30s. I had some moments of a "quarter-life crisis" wondering if I have really accomplish everything I hoped to accomplish by age 30. I'll be honest - I've never actually written down where I hoped to be by age 30, but I think that all of us have some thought what we would like to accomplish by certain milestone in our lives.
However, I came to realize that eveything I accomplish in my life comes in its own time. There are simply things in life that I have zero control over the timing of. I'm okay with that. I didn't really have any control over when I met and fell in love and that has worked out so far. I wasn't looking for a job when my current job came available and I'm thrilled with my career path right now.
So, instead of looking at 30 and thinking about all of the things I haven't accomplished, I have decided to embrace 30 and think about all of the wonderful, positive aspects of my life. I see it as the beginning of my journey of thankfulness.
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